Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
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Composition Year | 1831 June-July |
Genre Categories | Operas; Theatrical Works; For 8 voices, mixed chorus, orchestra; |
Contents |
Work Title | The Sorceress |
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Alternative. Title | Liska oder die Hexe von Gyllensteen |
Composer | Ries, Ferdinand |
Opus/Catalogue NumberOp./Cat. No. | Op.164 |
I-Catalogue NumberI-Cat. No. | IFR 99 |
Movements/SectionsMov'ts/Sec's | 2 acts |
Year/Date of CompositionY/D of Comp. | 1831 June-July |
First Publication. | 1832 – Bonn: N. Simrock / London: Hawes |
Librettist | Edward Fitzball (1792-1873) |
Language | English |
Dedication | Elisabeth, Crown Princess of Prussia |
Composer Time PeriodComp. Period | Romantic |
Piece Style | Romantic |
Instrumentation | 3 sopranos, 2 tenors, 3 basses, mixed chorus (SATB), orchestra |
Not sure who Princess Elisabeth is- perhaps Elizabeth Mikhailovna (1826-1845) (whose Grandmother Empress Elizabeth died in 1826)?